Cloud microbes’ colours could help us detect life on other planets
A variety of bacteria, fungi and viruses live in the clouds above Earth’s surfaceGeorge Pachantouris/Getty Images The colours of microbes ...
To nap or not to nap…
Drs Chris and Xand explore why we nap, if it’s actually good for us, and whether we should all be ...
Menopause Added to NHS Health Checks
‘Landmark step’ in women’s healthcare welcomed by experts as menopause advice becomes a routine part of NHS health checks. Medscape ...
Pop-Up Texts Barely Improve PPI Prescribing in Primary Care
Short educational pop-up messages produce only minimal improvements in how primary care physicians prescribe proton pump inhibitors, with many still ...
Solar energy is going to power the world much sooner than you think
The future of solar is looking brightfuyu liu/Shutterstock Is solar power going to take over the world? The past few ...
Understanding the Real Impact of Time Changes
New research sheds some light on long-standing beliefs about the link between heart health and time changes. Medscape Medical News ...
CQC chief resigns over maternity failings
Sir Julian Hartley, Chief Executive the Care Quality Commission which is the independent regulator of all health and adult social ...
Common IVF test misses some genetic abnormalities in embryos
Coloured light micrograph of a human embryo after in vitro fertilisationZEPHYR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY During in vitro fertilisation (IVF), embryos undergo ...
Shingles Vaccination Linked to Vascular Benefits
Several observational analyses suggest higher cardiovascular and dementia risks in those with and without HIV who get shingles and lower ...
Creatine Supplements in CVD: Helpful Addition to Treatment?
The popular supplement has shown clear benefits through boosting energy stores, including in the heart. Medscape Medical News Source link ...
UFC 321: Nathaniel Wood – the British UFC fighter on how he copes with OCD & anxiety
British UFC fighter Nathaniel Wood opens up on his struggles with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety, detailing how it ...
Tweaked lithium-ion battery can be pierced without catching fire
Nail penetration tests on a commercial battery (top) and on one with a modified electrolyte (below)Prof. Yi-Chun Lu, Chinese University ...
WHO Warns: Can Europe Cut Alcohol Deaths?
The WHO reports alcohol caused 111,300 new EU cancer cases in 2020 and urges governments to act on proven policies ...
Early Introduction of Peanuts Led to Significant Decline in Allergies
Share on PinterestRates of peanut and food allergies in young children have dropped significantly following changes to early introduction guidelines. ...
Witness History – GLP-1: A breakthrough for diabetes and obesity
Available for over a yearIn the 1980s, scientists made a discovery that would eventually lead to the development of drugs ...
Study: Veligrotug Improves Life Quality in TED
People with thyroid eye disease receiving infusions of the insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor veligrotug report improved quality of life after ...
ctDNA-Guided Care: Where Are We in Bladder and Colon Cancer?
From intensifying therapy in ctDNA-positive bladder cancer to scaling it back in ctDNA-negative colon cancer, new data from ESMO 2025 ...
‘Weaponised’ CAR T-cell therapy shows promise against solid tumours
An illustration of CAR T-cell therapy treating tumour cellsBrain light/Alamy Immune cells that have been genetically engineered to kill cancerous ...
NHS health checks to include questions about the menopause
Nick TriggleHealth correspondentGetty ImagesHealth checks would include asking women about menopause symptoms, though exact questions have yet to be decidedMenopause ...
I thought my insides were falling out – what I didn’t expect after childbirth
Helen LedwickWhen Helen Ledwick typed "why do my insides feel like they're falling out" into Google a decade ago, she ...
